Where does “behöva” come from?
behöva (Swedish) comes from Swedish behov, from Old Swedish behof, from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.
behöva (Swedish): to need, to have use for
Ancestry of “behöva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | behov | a need, a requirement |
| 2 | Old Swedish | behof | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | behof | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *bihōf | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bihōf | — |